John Long vs Ricky Pierce

John LongRicky Pierce

John Long and Ricky Pierce compared on their NBA careers: John Long played 14 seasons, 1978-79 to 1996-97, Ricky Pierce 16 seasons, 1982-83 to 1997-98. John Long averaged 13.6 points a game to Ricky Pierce's 14.9. John Long won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Long and Ricky Pierce career per game
893GP969
25.4MIN24.4
13.6PTS14.9
2.8REB2.4
1.9AST1.9
1STL0.8
0.2BLK0.2
46.7FG%49.3
32.23P%32.2
86.2FT%87.5
51.2TS%57.3

Career totals

John Long and Ricky Pierce career totals
12,131PTS14,467
2,492REB2,296
1,738AST1,826
912STL768
180BLK147
46.7FG%49.3
32.23P%32.2
86.2FT%87.5
51.2TS%57.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

John Long and Ricky Pierce postseason
23GP97
23.2MIN27.4
9.7PTS14.9
1.5REB2.4
1AST1.9
1.2STL0.7
0.1BLK0.2
39.9FG%46.6
18.23P%35.5
95.9FT%86.6
46.5TS%54.8

Where each stands all time

John Long and Ricky Pierce all-time places
231st (12,131)Points155th (14,467)
189th (912)Steals263rd (768)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • John Long: 1 championship; none on file
  • Ricky Pierce: 0 championships; Sixth Man of the Year ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

John Long and Ricky Pierce season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1978-7916.13.21.51982-832.20.90.4
2nd1979-8019.44.931983-849.920.9
3rd1980-8117.73.31.81984-859.82.72.1
4th1981-8221.93.72.11985-8613.92.92.2
5th1982-8310.52.61.51986-8719.53.41.8
6th1983-8416.33.52.51987-8816.42.22
7th1984-8514.72.921988-8917.62.62.1
8th1985-86101.61.31989-90232.82.3
9th1986-8715.22.73.21990-9120.52.42.2
10th1987-8812.82.82.11991-9221.733.1
11th1988-895.51.11.21992-9318.22.52.9
12th1989-908.41.71.81993-9414.51.61.8
13th1990-913.81.30.71994-9512.52.41.5
14th1996-9741.30.71995-969.71.81.3
15th————1996-971121.3
16th————1997-983.91.20.9

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST